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17 New York Cases
New York
Nov 2020
Dominguez v. City of New York
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU) filed a lawsuit on behalf of a transgender woman who was arrested and charged with “false personation” after she provided officers with both her previous and current legal names and explained that she changed her name to align with her gender identity. Linda Dominguez was harassed by officers who repeatedly mocked her gender identity, despite changes to the NYPD’s patrol guide dating back to 2012 that prohibit such behavior.
Status: Closed (Settled)
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New York
LGBTQ Rights
Dominguez v. City of New York
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU) filed a lawsuit on behalf of a transgender woman who was arrested and charged with “false personation” after she provided officers with both her previous and current legal names and explained that she changed her name to align with her gender identity. Linda Dominguez was harassed by officers who repeatedly mocked her gender identity, despite changes to the NYPD’s patrol guide dating back to 2012 that prohibit such behavior.
Nov 2020
Status: Closed (Settled)
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U.S. Supreme Court
Jun 2020
LGBTQ Discrimination Cases at the Supreme Court
In Bostock v. Clayton County, the Supreme Court ruled that anti-LGBTQ discrimination violates the federal law against discrimination in the workplace.
Status: Closed (Judgment)
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U.S. Supreme Court
LGBTQ Rights
LGBTQ Discrimination Cases at the Supreme Court
In Bostock v. Clayton County, the Supreme Court ruled that anti-LGBTQ discrimination violates the federal law against discrimination in the workplace.
Jun 2020
Status: Closed (Judgment)
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U.S. Supreme Court
May 2020
Department of Commerce v. New York
Whether the Secretary of Commerce’s decision to add a citizenship question to the Census was arbitrary and capricious and contrary to law.
Status: Closed (Judgment)
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U.S. Supreme Court
Immigrants' Rights
Department of Commerce v. New York
Whether the Secretary of Commerce’s decision to add a citizenship question to the Census was arbitrary and capricious and contrary to law.
May 2020
Status: Closed (Judgment)
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New York
May 2020
Francis v. Kings Park Manor
On May 7, 2020, the ACLU Women’s Rights Project, the New York Civil Liberties Union, the National Women’s Law Center, and Jenner & Block LLP, filed an amicus brief in support of Plaintiff-Appellant Donahue Francis, a tenant in a New York apartment complex who brought a Fair Housing Act (FHA) claim against his landlord for failing to respond to a racially discriminatory harassment by another tenant, where the landlord was aware of the conduct.
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New York
Racial Justice
Francis v. Kings Park Manor
On May 7, 2020, the ACLU Women’s Rights Project, the New York Civil Liberties Union, the National Women’s Law Center, and Jenner & Block LLP, filed an amicus brief in support of Plaintiff-Appellant Donahue Francis, a tenant in a New York apartment complex who brought a Fair Housing Act (FHA) claim against his landlord for failing to respond to a racially discriminatory harassment by another tenant, where the landlord was aware of the conduct.
May 2020
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New York
May 2019
Christa McAuliffe Intermediate School PTO v. Bill de Blasio
The American Civil Liberties Union, together with the New York Civil Liberties Union, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), and LatinoJustice PRLDEF, has filed a motion to intervene in the federal lawsuit Christa McAuliffe Intermediate School PTO v. Bill de Blasio.
Status: Ongoing
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New York
Racial Justice
Christa McAuliffe Intermediate School PTO v. Bill de Blasio
The American Civil Liberties Union, together with the New York Civil Liberties Union, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), and LatinoJustice PRLDEF, has filed a motion to intervene in the federal lawsuit Christa McAuliffe Intermediate School PTO v. Bill de Blasio.
May 2019
Status: Ongoing
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